As toys and games retailers look to adapt to consumers’ evolving habits and preferences, Hasbro is seeing the industry transformed by more adult and more digitally engaged customers. The toy and game company shared on a call discussing its Q2 2024 financial results Thursday (July...
LinkedIn says it is exploring a gaming element for its employment networking platform. “We’re playing with adding puzzle-based games within the LinkedIn experience to unlock a bit of fun, deepen relationships, and hopefully spark the opportunity for conversations,” a spokesperson told PYMNTS Sunday (March 17). “Stay...
For Apple, the ecosystem is taking shape, but the services business shows a slowdown. FX rates are a headwind, to be sure, and so is lapping strong growth seen in years past. In a fiscal fourth quarter that showed total paid subscriptions at more than...
Amazon’s campaign against counterfeiting has broadened with their Thursday (June 24) announcement that the online giant is linking up with games maker Asmodee Group in a lawsuit. The legal action is against New York City-based defendants that, the lawsuit charges, “attempted to offer” counterfeit products...
June 29, 2020
When Bolun Li was in high school, a local bank came in and offered a heavily branded PowerPoint presentation about financial services and money management to students who reacted pretty much the way one would expect. Since it was an ungraded class with no immediate connection to their lives, students mostly looked at their phones, […]
June 24, 2020
The best way to get us to pay attention might be through that little screen in the palms of our hands. The pandemic has spurred us to do just about...
March 17, 2024
LinkedIn says it is exploring a gaming element for its employment networking platform. “We’re playing with adding puzzle-based games within the LinkedIn experience to unlock a bit of fun, deepen relationships, and hopefully spark the opportunity for conversations,” a spokesperson told PYMNTS Sunday (March 17). “Stay tuned for more!” The news was first reported Saturday (March […]
June 24, 2021
Amazon’s campaign against counterfeiting has broadened with their Thursday (June 24) announcement that the online giant is linking up with games maker Asmodee Group in a lawsuit. The legal action...
April 13, 2021
Hasbro, the world’s biggest toymaker, is teaming up with the gaming platform Roblox to launch new Nerf and Monopoly experiences and merchandise. Adam Kleinman, vice president of Nerf Global Marketing,...
September 23, 2019
To let users enjoy apps and games without ads or in-app purchases, Google debuted the Google Play Pass. The new subscription service provides them with access to over 350 games...
